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REAL HEROES, THEY DON'T BRAG
When Uncle Sam said, "I want you" they answered their country's call
Left their homes and families and vowed to give their all
They fought battles and won victories and came home from the war
With some wounds you couldn't see and put their medals in a drawer
They thought of buddies they had lost and were haunted by those scenes
That inhabited their memories and frequented their dreams
But they got jobs and raised families while their stories stayed untold
They were your neighbor or repairman, someone just down the road
Let us thank God for their sacrifice each time we unfurl our flag
You won't hear them boast about it, ‘cause real heroes, they don't brag
Sue Ikerd
August 21, 2004
